Otto-Friedrich-University Academic Profile and Internationalisation Strategy
University of Bamberg | www.uni-bamberg.de p. 1 Faculties
Humanities and Social Sciences, Economics, Cultural Sciences and Business Administration
Applied Computer Pedagogics and Sciences and Business Psychology Informatics
University of Bamberg | www.uni-bamberg.de p. 2 Humanities and Cultural Sciences
69 chairs/professorships in: German (12), English (4), Roman Laguages and Literatures (6), Latin and Greek (2), Slavic Studies (3), Oriental Studies (7), Communication Science (4), History and European Ethnology (8), Art History (2), Heritage Conservation (3), Archaeology (4), Philosophy (3), Geography (4), Theology (7)
Interdisciplinary teaching and research with a clear profile building in the area of humanities and cultural studies.
University of Bamberg | www.uni-bamberg.de p. 3 Social Sciences, Economics, and Business Administration
41 chairs and professorships in the subjects: Business Administration (12), Political Science (6), Sociology (12), Statistics and Econometrics (1), Economics (7), Business Education (3), Others (2)
• Interdisciplinary teaching & research with a clear profile building in the area of empirical and practical economic and social research. • Successful international cooperation and exchanges with research institutes and universities around the world • Intense national & regional cooperation in teaching and research (e.g. Fraunhofer Society and IAB/ Institute for Labour Market and Occupational Research)
University of Bamberg | www.uni-bamberg.de p. 4 Pedagogics and Psychology
24 chairs and professorships in Research and Development of Subject-Based Education Educational Science Psychology
• Theory and empirical research in the fields of teaching, learning and socialisation in the different ages in school and in extracurricular fields • Human experience, behavior and action with a focus on the teaching of the psychological contents (development, thinking, motivation, brain, social influence, personality, psychic disturbances) and the research methodology of experiments, psychodiagnostics, systematical monitoring and statistics.
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• 16 chairs and professorships in the following subjects: Advanced Computer sciences, Business-IT, Information Systems and Services • A Germany-wide unique combination: Business Administration and IT with cultural oriented advanced computer sciences and classical theoretical and practical informatics • Integrative study programs and research projects
University of Bamberg | www.uni-bamberg.de p. 6 University History
1647 Prince-Bishop Melchior OTTO Voit von Salzburg founds the Academia Ottoniana
1773 Prince-Bishop FRIEDRICH Karl von Schönborn expands the Academia Ottoniana into the Universitas Ottoniana Fridericiana
1803 The four-faculty university is dissolved, and the theology and philosophy faculties are continued as a Lyceum
1923 Official founding of a philosophical-theological institution of higher education
1979 The entire institution is again granted the status of “university”
1988 Since October 1, the university has been known by its current name, the "Otto-Friedrich-Universität Bamberg"
University of Bamberg | www.uni-bamberg.de p. 7 University Board of Management
Prof. Dr. Maike Andresen, Vice President for Research, Prof. Dr. Sebastian Kempgen, Vice President for Teaching, Dr. Dagmar Steuer-Flieser, Chanellor, Prof. Dr. Dr. habil. Godehard Ruppert, President, Prof. Dr. Guido Wirtz, Vice President for Technology
University of Bamberg | www.uni-bamberg.de p. 8 A University with Character
Manageable distances Living and studying and excellent in the World advisory services Heritage City A safe place to be
The natural beauty of the “Franconian A home for culture Switzerland” at the University of countryside Bamberg
University of Bamberg | www.uni-bamberg.de p. 9 Interdisciplinarity and Flexibility
Interdisciplinary research activities and the flexibility to combine various degree programs contribute to the university‘s distinguished place in Germany‘s academic landscape.
We have a multi-disciplinary focus on the following areas of research: • Education & Life Course • Individual & Society • Language & Cultures • Economy & Markets
Networking through numerous (international) interfaculty centres or smaller research associations
The national “research map” of the German Rector´s Conference includes three research clusters at the U. of Bamberg • Empirical Social Research, esp. Educational Research • Medieval Studies and Cultural Heritage • Digital Social Sciences and Humanities
University of Bamberg | www.uni-bamberg.de p. 10 Open-Minded and Open to the World in Research and Study Programs
The University successfully participated in Each year, more than 500 students pursue the Audit Internationalisation of foreign studies at one of our 300 partner Universities carried out by the German institutions in 60 countries. Rectors’ Conference (HRK). Looking only at the Erasmus Programme, an Cross-cultural, comparative and average of 25% of the students in each year‘s international research projects, e.g. class participate in an exchange. migration/expatriation We rank as one of the top German Guest professorships facilitate the universities in terms of outgoing mobility. intensive transfer of knowledge and ideas Foreign students in Bamberg: ~ 1,000 p.a. from abroad to the U. of Bamberg International Joint Degrees, Double Degrees, International renowned competence and programs offered by consortia of universities sought-after expertise in different fields, International week e.g. Heritage preservation Cotutelle de thèse, anchored in all doctoral regulations Our international graduate schools foster research excellence.
University of Bamberg | www.uni-bamberg.de p. 12 International Infrastructure International relations officers in all four faculties International students’ office Bilingual brochures, websites and informational packages Welcome Center
University of Bamberg | www.uni-bamberg.de p. 14 Internationality as a Way of Studying - International Study Programmes (Selection) - Double Degrees Degree Programmes with Mandatory Studies M.Sc. Business Administration (1.) with ESC Abroad: Montpellier and (2.) Universitè de Lyon M.Sc. International Business Administration M.Sc. Politics with (1.) Aston U. and M.Sc. European Economic Studies (2.) U. of Macedonia, Thessaloniki B.Sc. Economics with U.s of Budapest, International Modules: Sarajevo, Tirana, Urbino European Human Resource Management Programme (www.ehrm.de), 18 ECTS Joint Degrees M.A. English and American Studies (with U.s Erasmus mobility of Graz, New York, Paris, Pécs, Venice) programmes M.A. Medieval and Early Modern German (Learning Studies (with U. of Graz) Agreements)
Degree Programmes taught in English: Predominance of M.A. Educational Quality in Developing programmes in Countries (postgraduate) English & German M.A. General Linguistics labor market M.Sc. Internat. Software Systems Science University of Bamberg | www.uni-bamberg.de p. 15 Many roads lead to Franconian Rome. Welcome to Bamberg!
For further information please have a look at www.uni-bamberg.de/international [email protected]
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